ImageStone is a powerful C++ class library for image manipulation. It is written in pure C++ and is easily portable. Its features include load/save (supports BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF, ICO, TGA, PCX, PSD...), display, histogram, undo/redo, and image transformation with over 100 predefined effects.
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Blur Blending Method
Discover how to blend a RGB bitmap with the Blur method. It use HBITMAP, GetDibBits and SetDibBits.
Accelerated Smooth Bitmap Resizing
Great code to use when we want to resize a bitmap and have the resulting bitmap be of the highest possible quality
Win32 C Function for High-Quality Bitmap Shrinking
Replacement function for StretchBlt that enables you to produce Adobe Photoshop-quality images when shrinking bitmaps
Transparent Image Static Class
Transparent Image Static Class
SemiTransparent Bitmaps
SemiTransparent Bitmaps
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